Only had 1 problem using Amex Checks trying to pay $60 exit fee at the airport. The customs agent said the signature at the top of the check did not exactly match the signature I quickly used in front of her. She said that because 2 of the letters were not exactly the same her manager would take the $60 out of her pay. Made no sense to me.

Other than that everyone else took them without a problem, no matter how I signed them.

I've heard this before. A friend of mine that owns a bar/restaurant wouldn't take some of my cheques because my signature wasn't a good enough match. He said the bank kicks them back if the sigs aren't close enough. I've never had that problem anywhere else but Belize.

In any event, I rarely use TC's anymore. It is just so easy and convenient to use the ATMs.

A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?

A quick question about the ATMs. Do they accept 4-digit PINs only? I know in Columbia and some of the other Central/South American locations that I've been to that the ATM's will not take PIN numbers longer than 4-digits.